OUR RESPONSIBILITY

As a responsible family-owned company, our goal is to promote and protect human and environmental rights, as well as to prevent, minimize and, whenever possible, avoid any violations of them. Only in this way can the Mederer Group be successful as a company in the long term.

The following Statement of Principles on the Mederer Group’s human rights and environmental strategy applies to all activities of the parent company Mederer GmbH, as well as to its subsidiaries worldwide.

1.1. Commitment to International Standards

The Mederer Group is committed to complying with the following internationally recognized human rights and environmental standards:

• The United Nations (UN) Universal Declaration of Human Rights
• The 2011 United Nations Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights (UNGP)
• The five Fundamental Principles and Rights at Work of the International Labour Organization (ILO)
• The United Nations Global Compact (UNGC) Principles
• The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child
• The United Nations International Conventions on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination
• The OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises on Responsible Business Conduct
• The United Nations Women’s Empowerment Principles
• The United Nations International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights (1966)
• The United Nations International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (1966)

It is our goal and our duty to ensure the highest possible level of compliance with these internationally recognized standards.

1.2. Zero Tolerance for Discrimination, Harassment, and Abuse

At the Mederer Group and at TROLLI IBERICA SAU, tolerance, openness, and respect are fundamental values. Discrimination on the basis of nationality, citizenship, pregnancy, maternity or paternity, marital status, sexual orientation, skin color, sex, gender identity and/or expression, disability, veteran status, religion or beliefs, age, racist motives, social/ethnic origin or political opinions, marital status, or any other condition that may give rise to discriminatory actions will not be tolerated.

The Mederer Group maintains a zero-tolerance policy toward sexual exploitation and abuse, harassment, abuse of power, fraud, and corruption in all its business activities and responsibilities.

Violations of this Statement of Principles will not be tolerated and will be assessed on a case-by-case basis. As a result of this assessment, appropriate measures will be taken, ranging from awareness-raising actions to the imposition of consequences in accordance with labor legislation.

1.3. Ethics Reporting Channel

We have implemented a management system to record, process, and assess complaints related to potential or actual breaches of due diligence obligations.

The system, as well as a detailed description of the procedure, is available here.

The confidentiality and anonymity of individuals submitting a complaint are fully guaranteed at all times.

1.4. Mederer Group Code of Conduct

The Mederer Group is committed to responsible and sustainable business management. To this end, a Code of Conduct has been developed that applies equally to all Mederer Group employees and its business partners. You can consult the current version of the Mederer Group Code of Conduct here.

Mederer Group employees and business partners are encouraged to report violations of the Code of Conduct to the compliance officer or through the reporting and complaints management system.

2.1. Rooted in the Company

The Mederer Group expressly acknowledges its responsibility to respect human rights due diligence obligations throughout its supply chains. Compliance with this Statement of Principles is firmly embedded in the company’s organizational structure.

2.2. Social responsibility 

As an international company with extensive supply chains, we are aware that our activities may entail the risk that human rights and environmental standards could be compromised or even violated at some point along the supply chain. Therefore, our aim is to identify potential risks in advance, minimize them, prevent violations, or respond to them appropriately.

2.3. Conduct standards

We expect our employees to act in accordance with the law and to maintain respectful and tolerant behavior toward all individuals. Every employee is part of our corporate family and contributes at all times to the company’s external image. All information, guidelines, and behaviors specified in this Statement of Principles and in our Code of Conduct (CoC) are binding for all employees of the Mederer Group, regardless of their position within the company. Employees are asked to comply with these guidelines and to contact their supervisor or management at any time if they have questions or suggestions.

2.4. Cooperation with Business Partners

The Mederer Group works with qualified suppliers, distributors, and service providers (“business partners”), who are carefully selected based on objective criteria. It requires its business partners to meet the same level of compliance as it demands from itself. The principles and values set out in the Mederer Group’s Code of Conduct (CoC), as well as in this Statement of Principles, form the basis of our cooperation with our business partners.

We are aware that the implementation of human rights due diligence is an ongoing development process. We are currently in the midst of this process and are committed to continuous improvement. In global supply chains, respecting human rights requires long-term commitment and a gradual approach. For this reason, we aim to promote continuous improvement in our cooperation with our business partners throughout the value chain. We also recognize that we may not always be able to fully achieve all of our objectives.

For readability purposes, the Mederer Group generally uses a single gender form in this policy statement. However, it is intended to refer equally to all genders.